Little Caesar News

You have to admire the massive brakes of SEPTA union boss Willie Brown. He authorized TWU Local 234's World Series surprise 3 a.m. strike Tuesday, which put the city in one perpetual traffic jam, stranding the very sort of workers he represents.

"Codes of the Underworld," a new book exploring how criminals communicate, suggests no event so rocked the Mafia as the release of "The Godfather" in 1972.

'Just when I thought I was out," says Michael Corleone in The Godfather series, "they pull me back in." There's no getting away from gangsters and their uneasy appeal at least not in movies.

I kept hearing it yesterday while staring at "Little Joe," that magnificent renegade gorilla who's already busted out of the Franklin Park Zoo .

Johnny Depp and Christian Bale hit the screen with a new take on the legend of John Dillinger, the bank-robbing gang leader who became a cult hero.

Johnny Depp aims to reinvigorate the gangster-movie genre with "Public Enemies." In director Michael Mann's "Public Enemies," which opens Wednesday, Johnny Depp's John Dillinger says he likes baseball and fast cars.

Johnny Depp is the latest actor to jump into a getaway car when "Public Enemies" opens Wednesday.

The Brattle continues its Classic Gangsters series with a pair of pre-Code gems.

Published: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 12:02 a.m. Gangsters are hot when times are hard.

It is hardly surprising to see the revived "Trek" franchise veering back to the past.